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The Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment and Research at Children's Hospital, Boston offers patients a comprehensive care plan that strives to keep children and young adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) active and feeling well. The Center is a multi-faceted organization that incorporates both treatment and research into its program.

As a leading referral center for pediatric IBD, our Center is committed to discovering the causes of, and improving the treatments for, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Our work is guided by our belief that children and young adults with IBD deserve to live a happy and unhindered life.

Clinical Care
The Center for IBD includes a multidisciplinary clinic which accommodates all of the needs of our patients. The clinic is comprised of doctors, nurses, social workers, dieticians, and surgeons who work together to care for our patients.

Our clinic also includes fellows who work with attending physicians in conjunction with the rest of the IBD team. Our unique set up allows for the perfect environment for complex second opinion consults. We understand parents' doubts and concerns about their child's diagnosis, and embrace the opportunity to aid families with the proper guidance. When our physicians are prepared with current films, slides, and clinic notes, they are able to take a fresh look and offer insight into the diagnosis and management of IBD.

IBD Research
The Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease supports research programs in two main areas; basic research and clinical research. Basic research focuses on how bacteria affects the intestines of IBD patients, the intestinal immune response in IBD patients, and how the intestine protects itself against injury. Clinical research focuses on genetics, drug trials, nutrition (especially Vitamin D, calcium, and iron), growth, biomarkers of clinical disease activity, vaccine responses, and psychological adjustment to chronic illness. Many of our patients often participate in these studies, offering our patients a chance to become part of finding a more effective treatment for IBD.
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Related topics:
Crohn's Disease
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Ulcerative Colitis
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Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Team at Children's Hospital Boston
Introducing two new DVDs
from
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
BOSTON
"GROWING UP WITH CROHN'S DISEASE: WHAT EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW"

and

"GROWING UP WITH ULCERATIVE COLITIS: WHAT EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW"

These two state of the art comprehensive DVDs provide all the information the family of a child newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) needs to get started managing a healthy lifestyle. Experts and families combine to present information in an easily understandable, documentary style. Narrated by teens with IBD, these DVDs provide reassurance for parents and role models for children.

For ordering information please contact us at IBDCenter@childrens.harvard.edu
From our experts...
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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The IBD Experience Journal is a collection of stories, pictures, and personal experiences from families about what it has been like to contend with pediatric IBD.
www.experiencejournal.com/ibd
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